Rick White Comment on ICANN-VeriSign Settlement

["Rick White" <rwhite116@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The settlement of differences between ICANN and VeriSign is a good thing for
the future of the Internet.  Today, there is a very real effort underway to
have the United Nations or another global body take over control of this
incredible communications and commerce medium. While it may be
well-intentioned, that would be a terrible mistake for a system that is used
and relied on by over a billion people worldwide.  The current framework of
operation -- while not without its weaknesses -- works just fine.   This
agreement shows that the Internet community has matured and it will help
ICANN improve its effectiveness as the technical coordinator of Internet
operations.